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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project






2. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives






3. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.






4. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization






5. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship






6. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project






7. Narrative description of products - services or results






8. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system






9. Graphic display of schedule related information.






10. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.






11. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses






12. Processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies - objectives and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken






13. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates






14. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance






15. Learning gained from the process of performing the project






16. A product - result or service generated by a process






17. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project






18. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






19. Application of knowledge - skills - tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements






20. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project






21. The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact






22. Defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service that may employ one or more tools






23. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance






24. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses






25. A planning technique that subdivides the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components - until the project work associated with accomplishing the project scope and providing the deliverables is defined in sufficient






26. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity






27. System of practices - techniques - procedures and rules used by those who work in a discipline






28. Any continuous series of schedule activities connected with logical relationships in a project schedule network diagram






29. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints






30. An approved plan for a project - plus or minus approved changes. it is compared to actual performance to determine if performance is within acceptable variance thresholds. generally refers to the current baseline - but may refer to the original or so






31. Fixed date imposed on a schedule activity or schedule milestone. usually - start no earlier than - finish no later than






32. Type of procurement document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services






33. Provider of products - services or results






34. Examining or measuring to verify whether an activity - component - product - result of service conforms to specified requirements.






35. Something toward which work is to be directed - a strategic position to be attained - or a purpose to be achieved - a result to be obtained - a product to produced or a service to be performed






36. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives






37. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented






38. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.






39. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break






40. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause






41. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer






42. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts






43. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






44. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase






45. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used






46. Making relevant information available to project stakeholders






47. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.






48. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.






49. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






50. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results